GROUP COUNSELING NCE UPDATED
PRACTICE QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED
EXPLANATIONS 2026
◉ A group has
a) a membership which can be defined
b) some degree of unity and interaction
c) a shared purpose
d) all of the above.
Answer: all of the above
◉ The term group therapy was coined in 1931 by.
Answer: Jacob Moreno, the Father of psychodrama
◉ Noted psychotherapy author and scholar Raymond Corsini once
referred to the early 1940s as the "modern era" of group work. In
the 1940s the two organizations for group therapy were created and
group work became a legitimate specialty. The groups are.
Answer: American Society for Group Psychotherapy and
Psychodrama (ASGPP) and American Group Psychotherapy
Association (AGPA)
,◉ Which theorists' work has been classified as a preface to the
group movement?.
Answer: Alfred Adler and Jesse B. Davis
◉ Primary groups are.
Answer: preventive and attempt to ward off problems.
◉ Type of group. Stresses a healthy lifestyle or coping strategies
which can reduce the occurrence of a given difficulty. Often labeled
as preventative groups. Attempts to stop a problem before it occurs.
Example: a group that teaches birth control to prevent teen
pregnancy..
Answer: Primary group
◉ Type of group. A problem or disturbance is present but not
usually severe. Works to reduce the severity or length of a problem
and generally includes aspects of prevention. Example: a group that
deals with shyness..
Answer: Secondary group
◉ Type of group. Deals more with individual difficulties that are
more serious and longstanding..
Answer: Tertiary group
, ◉ A group is classified as secondary. This implies that.
Answer: a difficulty or disturbance is present
◉ When comparing a tertiary group with a primary or secondary
group.
Answer: the tertiary group is more likely to deal with severe
pathology
◉ Group norms.
Answer: govern acceptable behavior and group rules
◉ Expected behaviors.
Answer: norms
◉ Group therapy initially flourished in the US due to.
Answer: a shortage of individual therapists during World War II
◉ Group content refers to material discussed in a group setting.
Group process refers to.
Answer: the manner is which discussion and transactions occur
◉ Refers to what the group is discussing.
PRACTICE QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED
EXPLANATIONS 2026
◉ A group has
a) a membership which can be defined
b) some degree of unity and interaction
c) a shared purpose
d) all of the above.
Answer: all of the above
◉ The term group therapy was coined in 1931 by.
Answer: Jacob Moreno, the Father of psychodrama
◉ Noted psychotherapy author and scholar Raymond Corsini once
referred to the early 1940s as the "modern era" of group work. In
the 1940s the two organizations for group therapy were created and
group work became a legitimate specialty. The groups are.
Answer: American Society for Group Psychotherapy and
Psychodrama (ASGPP) and American Group Psychotherapy
Association (AGPA)
,◉ Which theorists' work has been classified as a preface to the
group movement?.
Answer: Alfred Adler and Jesse B. Davis
◉ Primary groups are.
Answer: preventive and attempt to ward off problems.
◉ Type of group. Stresses a healthy lifestyle or coping strategies
which can reduce the occurrence of a given difficulty. Often labeled
as preventative groups. Attempts to stop a problem before it occurs.
Example: a group that teaches birth control to prevent teen
pregnancy..
Answer: Primary group
◉ Type of group. A problem or disturbance is present but not
usually severe. Works to reduce the severity or length of a problem
and generally includes aspects of prevention. Example: a group that
deals with shyness..
Answer: Secondary group
◉ Type of group. Deals more with individual difficulties that are
more serious and longstanding..
Answer: Tertiary group
, ◉ A group is classified as secondary. This implies that.
Answer: a difficulty or disturbance is present
◉ When comparing a tertiary group with a primary or secondary
group.
Answer: the tertiary group is more likely to deal with severe
pathology
◉ Group norms.
Answer: govern acceptable behavior and group rules
◉ Expected behaviors.
Answer: norms
◉ Group therapy initially flourished in the US due to.
Answer: a shortage of individual therapists during World War II
◉ Group content refers to material discussed in a group setting.
Group process refers to.
Answer: the manner is which discussion and transactions occur
◉ Refers to what the group is discussing.
